Daviess County, IN

Population

A region's economy thrives or dives because of the people who choose to live there. That choice may occur by being born there and desiring to stay, or a more deliberate one of choosing to relocate from somewhere else. Monitoring change in the size and movement of population is an important barometer of well-being.

Population Over Time

1990

2000

2005

2010

2017

Total Population

27,533

29,815

30,452

31,654

33,113

Change Since 1990

2,282

2,919

4,121

5,580

Pct. Change Since 1990

8.3%

10.6%

15.0%

20.3%

Source: US Census Bureau

Components of Population Change 2016 to 2017

Number

Net Domestic Migration

-95

International Migration

8

Natural Increase (births minus deaths)

205

Births

523

Deaths

318

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

Preschool (0 to 4)

2,694

8.1%

School Age (5 to 17)

6,991

21.1%

College Age (18 to 24)

2,748

8.3%

Young Adult (25 to 44)

7,879

23.8%

Older Adult (45 to 64)

7,769

23.5%

Older (65 plus)

5,032

15.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

American Ind. or Alaskan Native Alone

122

0.4%

Asian Alone

167

0.5%

Black Alone

665

2.0%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone

38

0.1%

White Alone

31,795

96.0%

Two or More Race Groups

326

1.0%

Hispanic or Latino

Non-Hispanic or Latino

31,467

95.0%

Hispanic or Latino

1,646

5.0%

Source: US Census Bureau

Households in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

Total Households

11,482

100.0%

Family Households

8,221

71.6%

Married with Children

2,900

25.3%

Married without Children

3,731

32.5%

Single Parents

925

8.1%

Other

665

5.8%

Non-family Households

3,261

28.4%

Living Alone

2,932

25.5%

Average Household Size

2.88

Average Family Household Size

4.03

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

Population Counts by Decade

Population

NumericalChg.

Pct. Chg.

1950

26,762

NA

NA

1960

26,636

-126

-0.5%

1970

26,602

-34

-0.1%

1980

27,836

1,234

4.6%

1990

27,533

-303

-1.1%

April 2000

29,815

2,282

8.3%

April 2010

31,654

1,839

6.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Projections

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

Population Projections

31,648

32,871

34,096

35,312

36,524

Change Since 2010

1,223

2,448

3,664

4,876

Pct. Change Since 2010

3.9%

7.7%

11.6%

15.4%

Source: Indiana Business Research Center.Note: 2010 data are census counts from the U.S. Census Bureau